The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

With a smile and exceptional grace, Mrs. Maxim took her seat last, waving her wand to serve tea to everyone.

But apart from Dumbledore and Mr. Jolly, no one picked up those teacups that looked like huge bowls.

Mrs. Maxim didn't care.

She said slowly and deliberately, "I think everyone already knows the general outline of what happened. I invited everyone here to discuss a result that everyone can accept."

The people present all nodded.

Mrs. Maxim added, "Then, to be fair, let the students involved recount the details again, in front of all of us."

“No problem,” Mr. Jolly said. “However, if I remember correctly, there is one important party who is not present.”

Professor Girard immediately said, “Poor Waldo, he’s still in the university hospital. He’s suffered unimaginable pain and is still not fully conscious. I don’t want him to be subjected to any more stress.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Scott with a cold look, then looked at Kari.

“This is my student, Kari Kama. Kari witnessed the whole thing, and my nephew Waldo entrusted him to tell the truth.”

“Is that so?” Mr. Jolly looked at the others. “What do you all think?”

“Yes,” Mr. Lefebvre said.

The others nodded as well.

“That’s settled then.” Mr. Jolly clapped his hands. “You can start by telling the story, Mr. Karma.”

Kari gave a slight bow.

"Good afternoon, I am Kari Karma, from the Karma family..."

He began to recount the events in detail.

Let's start with the news that Furong announced last night that she had found a dance partner.

He didn't seem to be trying to cover for Waldo, clearly expressing Waldo's domineering attitude of not allowing other boys to get close to Fleur.

Of course, he embellished his words considerably, glorifying Waldo's despicable behavior as "an impulse driven by love."

As he listened to his story, Scott glanced at Fleur, who was standing next to Mrs. Maxim.

Furong's face was very pale, and her eyes were filled with resentment, as if she had been greatly humiliated.

But she didn't say anything.

Kari continued his story, recounting Waldo's actions that morning.

"...In a moment of impulse, Waldo led a group of people to cause trouble for Mr. Trollope, hoping that he would back down. Because I was worried, I followed them."

Up to this point, he hadn't told too many lies.

But then...

"Waldo got really angry when he saw Lucio remind Mr. Trollope to be careful, and in a fit of anger, he said some threatening things."

As he spoke, he glanced at Scott.

"But to my surprise, Mr. Trollope went straight for the insults, saying he had never seen a fool like Waldo and that he would make Waldo unable to hold his head up in front of him..."

Scott raised an eyebrow.

At the same time, he heard Lucio's breathing become heavier.

Lucio was glaring at Cari, his eyes filled with anger.

But Professor Russell glanced at him, and he shut his mouth, not daring to speak rashly.

Scott watched Kari's performance quietly.

Kari concealed part of the truth, rearranged some of the timelines, and then told the whole story in a completely distorted way.

In summary, he meant that Waldo was just acting on impulse and causing trouble, but he only wanted to warn Scott to stay away from Fleur.

Unexpectedly, Scott insulted him with vicious language, which escalated the incident into a violent conflict.

Even during the conflict, Waldo deliberately excluded Lucio, and even set up a magical barrier so as not to affect others.

But Scott ruthlessly defeated them with bizarre methods, even torturing Waldo in cruel ways, and did not stop no matter how much Kari advised him.

Even at the very end, Scott stole Waldo's alchemical artifact, the Magic Barrier Orb.

If someone who doesn't know the truth were to listen to the whole thing, they would think that while Waldo made mistakes, they weren't major ones; he was just a bit impulsive in love.

On the contrary, Scott is a combination of arrogance, haughtiness, cruelty, and cold-bloodedness, making him a veritable next-generation dark lord.

“…I’m done speaking.” Kari bowed again.

Did you hear that?

Professor Girard patted the armrest of the sofa, then pointed at Scott with his finger painted with bright red nail polish.

“This Mr. Trollope is an extremely dangerous student! His cunning and cruelty are comparable to those of seasoned dark wizards! What you should do with a student like this is disqualify him from the competition and lock him up in jail!”

Upon hearing her words, the two French Ministry of Magic officials, as well as Professor Hartmann, all looked at Scott with suspicion and uncertainty.

"cough……"

Dumbledore coughed, about to speak, but Professor Russell suddenly spoke up.

“What you say makes some sense, Professor Girard. But according to my student, Lucio González, the truth is not so.”

He raised a hand, stopping Professor Girard from blurting out a rebuttal.

“We can’t just listen to one side of the story. Isn’t it time for my student to tell the story?” he asked Mrs. Maxim.

“Of course.” Mrs. Maxim nodded, gesturing for Lucio to speak.

"Kari is lying!"

Lucio started with this.

Professor Girard turned to stare at Lucio. "Lucio Gonzalez, you should understand that you have to take responsibility for your words. I hope you can bear the consequences."

This is practically a blatant threat.

But Professor Russell immediately chimed in, “I think with me as your mentor, my apprentice can boldly say what he wants to say.”

Professor Girard's expression changed. "Professor Russell, are you sure?"

Scott immediately understood her subtext—

Are you sure you want to break ties with the Girard family over a Muggle-born student?

“I’m quite certain, Professor Girard.” Professor Russell didn’t give her any face.

Professor Girard took a few more deep breaths, his face darkening.

Professor Russell looked away. "Go on, Lucio."

"Yes, mentor."

Lucio responded and began his story again.

He started by reminding Scott early in the morning and recounted the whole story.

"...In short, Scott called him an idiot because Waldo kept insulting us by calling us 'Mudbloods.' Also, Waldo and his group started the fight. Waldo didn't have any injuries after the incident."

He bowed.

That concludes my presentation.

“It seems that the facts Gonzalez tells are completely different from what Kama says,” Mrs. Maxim said. “We will have to discern the truth for ourselves.”

Professor Girard said, "Lucio González is lying to help his friend escape responsibility. Beauxbatons should expel such a student."

“I trust my student,” Professor Russell insisted. “He would never lie to me.”

Professor Girard glared at him. "Auguste Russell! This involves Beauxbatons and Hogwarts!"

She tried to bring Professor Russell to the united front in Beauxbatons' name.

But Professor Russell was clearly not buying it.

He said in a deep voice, "Precisely because Beauxbatton's reputation cannot be tarnished, we should remove some stains that should have been removed long ago, instead of letting them go again and again because of some people."

"you!"

Professor Girard was so angry that his breathing became rapid.

At the crucial moment, Dumbledore spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think we don't need to argue about this matter too much."

“Oh? Is there anything you want to say, Dumbledore?” Mrs. Maxime asked.

Dumbledore smiled.

"I only have two points to make."

"First, regarding Scott Trolop, the rest of us can only decide on the Triwizard Tournament. As for what to do with him, that's a matter for Hogwarts."

"Secondly, my student is good at inventing interesting gadgets, and he has recorded the events using magical artifacts. We can find out the truth as soon as we see it."

As he spoke, he took a rectangular mirror out of his pocket.

"Oh, it's right here."

He tapped the mirror with his wand, then flicked it, and the corresponding image was immediately projected onto the white curtain hanging on the glass wall.

Scott watched this scene in astonishment.

This approach is undoubtedly much simpler and more convenient than the methods he usually uses, as it eliminates the need to make an extra large mirror as a player.

He just didn't know how Dumbledore had done it.

"It's a very interesting little gadget. I modified it on a whim."

Dumbledore whispered something to him, then looked at the others.

"Then let's begin watching now."

Soon, the image projected onto the curtain began to move.

Scott glanced at Professor Girard and Carrie, whose expressions had now turned serious.

Unexpectedly!

He chuckled inwardly and reviewed the events once more.